Seven-time champion Serena Williams produced a dominant performance to ease past the challenge of qualifier Evgeniya Rodina and reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

The Chicago Bulls announced today that the team has exercised its right of first refusal and matched the offer sheet extended to guard Zach LaVine by the Sacramento Kings. In accordance with team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

An experienced Bulgarian outside hitter Matey Kaziyski is another piece of the 2018/19 puzzle for the ambitious Stocznia Szczecin project that already included well-known players like Bartosz Kurek and Łukasz Żygadło and Kaziyski's compatriot, coach Radostin Stoytchev, who will serve as a sporting director.

A 33-year-old player is a living volleyball legend who has won a national title in Bulgaria, Russia, Turkey, Japan, and Italy – in some of these leagues more than once. He hung the CEV Champions League gold medal around his neck three times and the FIVB Club World Championship gold medal four times. Individually, he earned the CEV Champions League, FIVB World Club Championship, and Italian championship MVP finals award, and these are only some of his awards.

„I think that Plus Liga is a very strong and interesting league, and its best showcase are amazing fans. I played matches with the national team in the Champions League many times, so I experienced this doping atmosphere that prevails during matches. It really made a big impression on me and I always had the idea in my mind of playing somewhere here. I’m glad that now such an opportunity has emerged and I’ll have the opportunity to defend the colors of Stocznia Szczecin,“ the Bulgarian superstar, who came to Szczecin from the Japanese club JTEKT Stings, stated.

Defending champion Roger Federer reached his 16th Wimbledon quarter-final with a destructive performance against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Manic Monday.

Jenson Button made his punditry debut with Sky F1 at the British GP, joining Martin Brundle on the grid walk and Natalie Pinkham in the pen as he took to presenting just as quick as he used to race in Formula 1.

And the 2009 world champion, who retired two years ago after an epic 17-season career, also offered pearls of wisdom and insightful opinions after watching a thrilling race...

Were Mercedes wrong to accuse Ferrari of 'deliberate' tactics?
It was the big post-race debate following the Lewis Hamilton-Kimi Raikkonen collision, the second time a Ferrari has hit a Mercedes on the first lap in three races, but Jenson was clear in his views.

"It's definitely not intentional," he said. "This is not the way anyone goes racing anymore. But it's tough and there is high tension.

"It's not easy to overtake in a Formula 1 car and they're trying to make those moves stick on Lap One, because from the second row they know they need to get past.

"They made mistakes but that's what racing is all about. You try not to but sometimes you slip up."

On a thrilling title race
"It's one of the best years I've watched," added the Englishman. "To see two four-time world champions going at it with different teams, it's just fantastic.

"It's to-ing and fro-ing the whole time, you've got one guy leading the championship at one point, he has a bad race and then the other guy's winning. It's also great to see good on-track action."

Will Fernando Alonso continue at McLaren or leave F1?
Alonso finished ninth at Silverstone and was happy with the result, but his former McLaren team-mate feels he must move elsewhere if he doesn't see this team improving.

"He's clearly still enjoying it," Button noted. "But as a double world champion, finishing ninth and being happy is not really something you want to get used to.

"I don't know what he's going to do next year but I think they need a big turnaround and he has to have great belief in them to succeed next year, or he's going to go. I know how frustrated he is, I can hear it on the radio.

"He's got ambitions to win the Indy 500 and do the Triple Crown and for me, I feel that's a good option for him next year. From a drivers' point of view who's got experience of this, he's got to do something else."

Leclerc destined for the top?
Button's a fan.

"He is achieving so much," he said. "You think if he was in a Red Bull, like Max was when he came with Toro Rosso into the sport and moving up to Red Bull so quickly.

"He is on it already, he could be in a winning car next year and perform well. Of course he's going to make mistakes because he's still young but he's unbelievably quick.

"If he was in a Ferrari, he'd be pushing Sebastian [Vettel] very hard."

Should Max Verstappen change his style?
"I think he should never change the way he is," Button insisted. "I love watching Max."

And should Daniel Ricciardo stay at Red Bull?
Ricciardo is a good friend of his and Button had some words of advice for the driver who is out of contract at the end of the year.

"I think it's the only place he should be," he said.

"There are many options for him but nothing that's really going to help him lift the championship and win races. You never want to drop out of that. Building a team up can take years and there's a big chance it's not going to work.

"Sticking with a team like Red Bull for me is his best opportunity to win the world championship. They'll have Honda next year and we'll see how it goes, but I think they need a bit of change to lift them to the top two."